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Canada’s Housing Boom Was a Bubble. Now Comes the Bust

Booms and BustsCentral BanksMonetary Policy

Blog04/28/2023

Like the USA, Canada has had a central bank–fueled housing boom. Like all other booms, it also has an inevitable ending.

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The Environmentalist Revolt against Humanity.

The EnvironmentMedia and CultureProgressivism

Blog04/28/2023

Some on the progressive left are not satisfied with just trying to "save the planet." They want to eliminate the human race altogether.

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Neither Red nor Blue, but Free

Big GovernmentDecentralization and SecessionMedia and Culture

Blog04/28/2023

The real issue we face is not whether we should be in the red tribe or the blue tribe, but rather what will be the constituency for freedom.

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Rothbard Was Right: Wars Don't Enhance Freedom. They Destroy Liberty.

Media and CultureWar and Foreign Policy

Blog04/27/2023

We hear ad nauseum from political and media elites that the war in Ukraine is about preserving "our freedoms." Murray Rothbard had something to say about this sophistry.

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ESG: Another Fraudulent Hustle That Progressive Elites Have Foisted on the Economy

Cronyism and CorporatismEconomic PolicyMedia and Culture

Blog04/27/2023

In their attempts to remake the economy, progressive elites are pushing ESG. What they forget is that the economy runs on real things, not ideology.

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Why the Chinese Yuan Won't Kill the Dollar

Blog04/26/2023

The yuan won't topple the dollar as the preferred global reserve currency. But the dollar could commit "suicide" if the US doesn't change its monetary policy in a big way. 

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Should Local Municipalities Default on Their Debts? Seems Like a Good Idea

AntipoliticsBureaucracy and RegulationTaxes and SpendingU.S. Economy

Blog04/26/2023

While most free market advocates are fixated on the national debt, they also should be looking at municipal debt over which taxpayers have no say. Maybe default is the answer.

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Prices, Food, Employment: AI and Robotics Are for Regular Folks, Not Just the Elite

Economic FreedomMedia and CultureU.S. Economy

Blog04/26/2023

While politicians, media mavens, and the academic elite spread fear about artificial intelligence, AI is helping make life better for ordinary consumers.

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